Currently Reading

Meredith Monday Schwartz and Kaytee Cobb
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Dec 12, 2022 • 1h 2min

Season 5, Episode 20: Going Off the Deep End + Book Tracking Extravaganza

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: a big milestone and small business Saturday Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: we go down the rabbit hole of book tracking The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down! We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!* . . . . 1:58 - Bookish Moment of the Week 3:15 - Garcia Street Books 5:11 - Fabled Bookshop 5:53 - Current Reads 6:17 - The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan 6:27 - Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie (Meredith) 12:20 - Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians but Were Afraid to Ask (Young Readers Edition) by Anton Treuer (Kaytee) 12:52 - The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee by David Treuer 17:05 - The Butcher by Jennifer Hillier (Meredith) 23:02 - A Lady for A Duke by Alexis Hall (Kaytee) 23:13 - Bookmarks 23:27 - libro.fm 24:50 - Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall 27:20 - Rizzio by Denise Mina (Meredith) 28:26 - Conviction by Denise Mina 28:33 - Blackwell's UK 30:24 - Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel 31:48 - An Immense World by Ed Yong (Kaytee) 32:25 - I Contain Multitudes by Ed Yong 34:49 - Fable App 6:45 - Deep Dive: All Things Reading Trackers 42:58 - Currently Reading Patreon 48:26 - CAWPILE Rating System 49:16 - A Lady for A Duke by Alexis Hall 54:58 - Meet Us At The Fountain I wish that Three Pines the show doesn't disappoint me. (Meredith) 55:38 - Still Life by Louise Penny (Three Pines #1) 56:00 - The Hangman by Louise Penny 56:32 - A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny 56:49 - WSIRN Episode 357 w/Louise Penny I wish to institute Jolabokaflod in my home this year. (Kaytee) Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
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Dec 5, 2022 • 58min

Season 5, Episode 19: Happy Surprises + Bookish Vacations

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Mindy are discussing: Bookish Moments: a bookish car surprise and a triumphal return Current Reads: all the great stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: the deets on reading vacations! The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down! We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!* . . . . 1:53 - Currently Reading Patreon 4:26 - Bookish Moment of the Week 4:57 - Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau 8:11 - Current Reads 8:17 - Scribd 8:29 - What Can Be Saved by Liese O'Halloran Schwartz (Mindy) 12:41 - The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan (Meredith) 14:50 - City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab 16:24 - The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey (Mindy) 19:13 - Garden of Lamentations by Deborah Crombie (Meredith) 23:22 - A Share in Death by Deborah Crombie 24:02 - A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini (Mindy) 24:13 - Denisereads75 on Instagram 24:17 - The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini 26:02 - Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell 26:51 - Gilded by Marissa Meyer (Meredith) 28:22 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer 30:17 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas 30:46 - Cinder by Marissa Meyer 31:27 - Cursed by Marissa Meyer 32:37 - Deep Dive: The Ins and Outs of Bookish Vacations 32:49 - A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny 33:41 - The Winners by Fredrik Backman 40:34 - Beartown by Fredrik Backman 49:46 - Meet Us At The Fountain I wish I could find a series that combined police procedural and courtroom drama like Law and Order. (Mindy) 50:49 - Crimson Lake by Candice Fox 50:52 - The Defense by Steve Cavanagh (Eddie Flynn #1) 50:58 - The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino I wish that small, concentrated book retreats happen in 2023. (Meredith) Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
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Nov 28, 2022 • 1h 5min

Season 5, Episode 18: So Many Tentacles + Book-Adjacent Gift Ideas

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: pet conspiracy against Meredith + airport friendships Current Reads: A whole slew of books that might be hard to listen to us talk about for various reasons Deep Dive: the goodies to buy for the bookworm that doesn't need books The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down! We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!* . . . . 1:25 - Bookish Moment of the Week 3:12 - HH Holmes Murder Castle Puzzle 8:13 - An Immense World by Ed Yong 10:13 - Current Reads 10:28 - Glass Houses by Louise Penny (Meredith) 11:10 - A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny 16:53 - Still Life by Louise Penny 18:45 - The Measure by Nikki Erlick (Kaytee) 21:30 - Sarah's Bookshelves Live Episode 123 w/ Nikki Erlick 23:03 - The Duke Alone by Christi Caldwell (Meredith) 29:22 - The Kraken's Sacrifice by Katee Robert (Kaytee) 29:52 - The Dragon's Bride by Katee Robert 29:54 - CR Season 5: Episode 3 SKIP TO 35:11 IF YOU DON'T WANT TO HEAR ABOUT KRAKEN SEX!!! 35:27 - The Hangman's Daughter by Oliver Potzsch (Meredith) 37:28 - Fabled Bookshop 42:56 - Picking Cotton by Jennifer Thompson-Cannino and Ronald Cotton (Kaytee) SKIP TO 46:37 IF SEXUAL ASSAULT IS YOUR TRIGGER 45:01 - Know My Name by Chanel Miller 45:03 - Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson 46:37 - Bookish Gifts We Want to Give and Receive 48:19 - Mug Warmer 49:09 - Book Darts 49:40 - Pilot FriXion Pens 49:55 - Pilot FriXion Highlighters 50:52 - Sharpie Pen 51:43 - Libro.fm 51:53 - Scribd 51:44 - Bookshop.org 52:10 - Thriftbooks 52:35 - Fabled Story Bound Subscription 53:29 - Currently Reading Patreon 53:37 - Fabled Bookshop 54:24 - Currently Reading Tote 54:51 - Currently Reading Zazzle store 55:17 - Lego Bookstore 55:59 - Galison Puzzles 56:01 - White Mountain Puzzles 56:27 - Barefoot Dreams throw blanket 56:54 - Meet Us At The Fountain I wish, if you are looking for cozy holiday reading, that you read the Aunt Dimity series by Nancy Atherton. (Meredith) 57:32 - Aunt Dimity's Death by Nancy Atherton (#1 in series) I wish that book festivals and author events get as much hype as Taylor Swift tickets. (Kaytee) Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
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Nov 21, 2022 • 50min

Season 5, Episode 17: Book Gushing + Great Covers That Made the Book Better

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: travel reading and two great bookish podcast episodes Current Reads: buzzy books, sci-fi, and plenty of murder Deep Dive: book covers that enhanced our reading experience The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down! We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!* . . . . Season 5, Episode 17 1:34 - Bookish Moment of the Week 1:57 - Kaytee's noise canceling headphones 4:32 - Episode 126 of Sarah's Bookshelves Live 5:26 - Planet Money: The E-Book Wars 6:52 - Current Reads 7:17 - A Rover's Story by Jasmine Warga (Kaytee) 8:21 - The Martian by Andy Weir 8:25 - The Martian; Classroom Edition by Andy Weir 9:15 - All Systems Red by Martha Wells (Murderbot #1) 10:25 - Peril at End House by Agatha Christie (Meredith) 15:55 - The Lesson by Cadwell Turnbull (Kaytee) 17:48 - Brilliant Books 18:26 - The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell 18:57 - The Harbor by Katrine Engberg (Meredith) 20:11 - The Tenant by Katrine Engberg 20:12 - The Butterfly House by Katrine Engberg 22:36 - The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen 23:38 - Thank You for LIstening by Julia Whelan (Kaytee) 26:53 - Episode 81 of Sarah's Bookshelves Live w/Julia Whelan 26:53 - Episode 340 of What Should I Read Next w/Julia Whelan 27:17 - The Family Game by Catherine Steadman (Meredith) 29:19 - Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman 30:00 - A Rule Against Murder by Louise Penny (Three Pines #4) 31:32 - The Nest by Cynthis D'aprix Sweeney 31:33 - The Heirs by Susan Reiger 32:20 - Book Covers that Enhanced Our Reading Experience 32:59 - The Family Game by Catherine Steadman 34:40 - Winterhouse by Ben Guterson 36:09 - The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera 37:18 - White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson 39:02 - Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz 39:22 - Matrix by Lauren Groff 40:47 - How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu 41:54 - Last Smile in Sunder City by Luke Elliott Arnold 42:54 - An Immense World by Ed Yong 43:53 - Blackwell's UK 44:39 - Meet Us At The Fountain I wish for suggestions on perfect holiday romance reading. (Kaytee) Email Kaytee at currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com or DM her at @notesonbookmarks with your holiday romances! I wish those who enjoy it would sink into puzzles and audiobooks this season. (Meredith) 47:00 - HH Holmes Murde Castle Puzzle 47:06 - The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
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Nov 14, 2022 • 54min

Season 5, Episode 16: Mind-Blowing Books + Finding Your Nonfiction Fit

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: snow day reading + scheduled reading time Current Reads: books that blew us away Deep Dive: finding your nonfiction fit The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down! We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!* . . . . 1:32 - Bookish Moment of the Week 6:09 - Current Reads 6:16 - A Place Called Home by David Ambroz (Kaytee) 11:20 - Death and Croissants by Ian Moore (Meredith) 12:36 - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman 15:04 - Blackwell's UK 15:29 - Plain Bad Heroines by Emily Danforth (Kaytee) 15:37 - The Novel Neighbor 16:45 - Run Time by Catherine Ryan Howard 19:19 - My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing (Meredith) 22:58 - The Ogress and the Orphans by Kelly Barnhill (Kaytee) 23:14 - The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill 23:20 - When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill 27:24 - Bookmarks 27:47 - Comfort Me With Apples by Catherynne M. Valente (Meredith) 30:45 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn 31:05 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke 32:44 - Fable App 34:54 - Finding Your Nonfiction Niche 36:59 - CR Season 4: Episode 24 38:32 - A Place Called Home by David Ambroz 38:49 - Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry 38:56 - Down and Out in Paradise by Charles Leerhsen 39:16 - Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow 39:24 - You Never Forget Your First by Alexis Coe 40:13 - Zero Fail: The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service by Carol Leonnig 40:33 - The Palace Papers by Tina Brown 41:12 - Happy At Any Cost by Kirsten Grind and Katherine Sayre 44:13 - The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin 44:25 - The Year of Living Danishly by Helen Russell 45:04 - Julie and Julia by Julie Powell 46:00 - Love and Saffron by Kim Fay 46:12 - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus 46:16 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas 46:19 - The Black Count by Tom Reiss 46:37 - The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler 47:39 - Meet Us At The Fountain I wish to let everyone know about Everyday Reading. (Kaytee) 47:55 - Everyday Reading blog 48:09 - Everyday Reading Instagram 48:22 - Everyday Reading Christmas Reading Advent Calendar I wish everyone would jump on the ASMR bandwagon. (Meredith) 0:33 - The Vault of Ambience on Youtube Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcastand www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
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Nov 7, 2022 • 1h 2min

Season 5, Episode 15: Circling Back + Getting Out of a Reading Funk

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Roxanna and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: a circle-back moment and reading blankies Current Reads: lots of great non-fiction and some surprising hits Deep Dive: getting out of a reading funk - some strategies! The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down! We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!* . . . . 1:34 - Currently Reading Patreon 3:40 - Bookish Moment of the Week 3:52 - CR Season 3: Episode 5 4:05 - There's A Rainbow in my Closet by Patti Stren 8:53 - Current Reads 9:01 - The Woman Next Door by Yewande Omotoso (Roxanna) 14:00 - Answers in the Pages by David Levithan (Kaytee) 14:05 - CR Season 4: Episode 48 (Listener Press) 18:15 - Queen of the Tiles by Hanna Alkaf (Roxanna) 21:36 - Dial A For Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto 22:43 - Miss Chloe by A.J. Verdelle (Kaytee) 23:29 - The Good Negress by A.J. Verdelle 26:34 - Infused: Adventures in Tea by Henrietta Lovell (Roxanna) 29:01 - Rare Tea Company 31:25 - The Monk of Mokha by Dave Eggers 32:31 - In the Shelter: Finding A Home in the World by Padraig O Tuama (Kaytee) 36:18 - Deep Dive: How to Get Through and Over a Book Funk 39:29 - Babel by R.F. Kuang 46:07 - The Door of No Return by Kwame Alexander 46:13 - The Crossover by Kwame Alexander 46:14 - Booked by Kwame Alexander 46:15 - Rebound by Kwame Alexander 49:50 - BookMarks 54:04 - Meet Us At The Fountain I wish revisiting books could be a bigger part of our lives. (Roxanna) 55:32 - In This House of Brede by Rumer Godden I wish everyone would join a bookish app Fable. (Kaytee) 57:25 - CR Season 5: Episode 12 57:42 - Fable App 57:44 - Fabled Bookshop 58:54 - Solito by Javier Zamora 59:07 - Comfort Me With Apples by Catherynne M. Valente Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
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Oct 31, 2022 • 57min

Season 5, Episode 14: Broken Reading + Between-Book Process

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: broken reading and reading companions Current Reads: some brand new books and a surprising classic Deep Dive: our between-book processes The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down! We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!* . . . . 1:20 - Bookish Moment of the Week 3:49 - Laura Tremaine's Secret Stuff 10:35 - Current Reads 11:08 - NetGalley 11:19 - Holmes Coming by Kenneth Johnson (Meredith) 16:47 - Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn (Kaytee) 20:28 - Dead and Gondola by Ann Claire (Meredith) 24:14 - Black No More by George Schuyler (Kaytee) 24:18 - Currently Reading Patreon 26:44 - Black No More by George Schuyler audiobook cover 28:41 - Meredith, Alone by Claire Alexander (Meredith) 31:19 - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin 31:20 - The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg 31:39 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman 33:54 - Breathe and Count Back From Ten by Natalia Sylvester (Kaytee) 36:11 - Everyone Knows You Go Home by Natalia Sylvester 37:05 - Deep Dive: Our "Between Books" Processes 41:25 - CAWPILE system explained via Bookriot 42:39 - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow 42:41 - In This House of Brede by Rumer Godden 44:54 - The Winners by Fredrik Backman 44:56 - Witch, Please by Ann Aguirre 48:41 - Meet Us At The Fountain I wish everyone would read The Ice House by Minette Walters. (Meredith) 49:05 - The Ice House by Minette Walters (Amazon link, not available on Bookshop) 51:04 - BritBox 52:22 - Fox Evil by Minette Walters (Amazon link, not available on Bookshop) I wish everyone would read Braiding Sweetgrass in November. (Kaytee) 52:43 - Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer 53:54 - Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults by Robin Wall Kimmerer Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
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Oct 24, 2022 • 1h 1min

Season 5, Episode 13: Reading Genes + Books That Should Blow Up Bookstagram

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: reading genetics and scary saturation Current Reads: backlist gems and TBR surprises and bookish serendipity Deep Dive: we visit The Wayback Machine to give you books we think would go viral on Bookstagram and BookTok if they came out today The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down! We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!* . . . . 2:12 - Bookish Moment of the Week 6:18 - Current Reads 6:51 - Heartstopper by Alice Oseman (Kaytee) 7:34 - Check Please by Ngozi Ukazu 7:50 - The Sorta Awesome Podcast 10:14 - Read-Aloud Revival 11:07 - Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer (Meredith) 13:33 - The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker 17:18 - The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss (Kaytee) 17:27 - CR Season 3: Episode 47 - The Listener Press 17:31 - The Twin Paradox by Charles Wachter 21:25 - In This House of Brede by Rumer Godden (Meredith) 25:55 - Matrix by Lauren Goff 30:20 - A More Perfect Union by Tammye Huf (Kaytee) 33:17 - Daphne by Josh Malerman 34:33 - Gallows Hill by Darcy Coates (Meredith) 39:11 - From Below by Darcy Coates 39:54 - Deep Dive: Backlist Books The Would Go Viral Today 40:47 - The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller 41:20 - The Selection by Kiera Cass 41:35 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 43:01 - @bookishbetsie on Instagram 43:04 - Castle of Water by Dane Huckelbridge 44:40 - The Last One by Alexandra Oliva 44:56 - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel 45:47 - Turtle Moon by Alice Hoffman 46:48 - Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese 48:12 - In the Woods by Tana French 48:58 - The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides 49:45 - The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards 51:31 - The Villa by Nora Roberts 52:38 - The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion 53:37 - Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks 53:49 - Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell 53:50 - The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell 54:31 - Meet Us At The Fountain I wish every reader would keep a simple reading log. (Kaytee) I wish November and December could get here quicker for some highly anticipated releases. (Meredith) 57:18 - A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny 57:41 - Three Pines Series Trailer Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcastand www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
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Oct 17, 2022 • 1h

Season 5, Episode 12: Spooky Spectacular + Short Books That Pack a Punch

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: fall reading to the max and spooky season satisfaction Current Reads: some wonderful picks for November and then a bunch of spooky witchy creepy stuff Deep Dive: we are chatting about our favorite books under 200 pages that really blow your mind The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down! We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!* . . . . 1:37 - Bookish Moment of the Week 7:51 - The Vampiric Vacation by Kiersten White 8:06 - Current Reads 8:19 - This Is Not A Book About Benedict Cumberbatch by Tabitha Carvan (Kaytee) 8:44 - Garcia Street Books 8:59 - The Sorta Awesome Podcast 11:25 - The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery 15:05 - The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater (Meredith) 19:30 - Spirit Hunters by Ellen Oh (Kaytee) 19:36 - Currently Reading Season 5: Episode 6 21:07 - The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud (Misspoke in the episode saying Jonathan Lockwood. The series name is Lockwood & Co.) 21:35 - We Need Diverse Books 22:41 - The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival by John Vaillant (Meredith) 30:38 - Witch Please by Ann Aguirre (Kaytee) 34:45 - Bird Box by Josh Malerman 35:04 - Daphne by Josh Malerman (Meredith) 37:22 - An Unlikely Story 37:25 - @anunlikelystory on Instagram 41:39 - Deep Dive: Short Books that Pack a Punch 43:48 - Love and Saffron by Kim Fay 45:06 - The Grown Up by Gillian Flynn (Amazon link, cannot locate on Bookshop.org) 45:13 - Book of the Month 45:20 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn 46:17 - A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers 46:19 - A Prayer for the Crown Shy by Becky Chambers 46:34 - All Systems Red (Murderbot #1) by Martha Wells 47:01 - A Spindle Splintered by Alix Harrow 47:02 - A Mirror Mended by Alix Harrow 47:46 - Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire 48:22 - The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery 48:31 - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald 48:42 - 84, Charring Cross Road by Helene Hanff 48:53 - 1984 by George Orwell 48:54 - Animal Farm by George Orwell 49:23 - Passing by Nella Larsen 49:57 - The Governesses by Anne Serre 50:32 - We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson 50:54 - Elevation by Stephen King 51:26 - The Stand by Stephen King 51:27 - Needful Things by Stephen King 51:41 - A Dead Djinn in Cairo by P. Djeli Clark 52:28 - Meet Us At The Fountain I wish for a buddy reading app that allows for staggered reading. (Kaytee) 52:50 - The StoryGraph 53:14 - We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson 54:08 - Comfort Me with Apples by Catherynne M. Valente I wish that more caregivers could use books as physical objects and talking points with their littles. (Meredith) Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
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Oct 10, 2022 • 1h 2min

Season 5, Episode 11: The Magic of Bookish Friends + Reading with Guests Around

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Mindy are discussing: Bookish Moments: a bit of bookish magic and a pre-order wish fulfilled Current Reads: great books that we couldn't wait to discuss with each other Deep Dive: how do we manage having guests and still making time to read? The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down! We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!* . . . . 2:04 - Bookish Moment of the Week 3:38 - Mindy's Instagram @gratefulforgrace 5:04 - The Winners by Fredrik Backman 5:16 - Bookshop.org 5:36 - The Door of No Return by Kwame Alexander 5:53 - Booked by Kwame Alexander 5:54 - The Crossover by Kwame Alexander 6:36 - Current Reads 6:45 - Scribd 7:02 - The Rose Code by Kate Quinn (Mindy) 7:31 - Address Unknown by Kathrine Kressmann Taylor 10:29 - Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor 10:35 - Code Name Helene by Ariel Lawhon 11:08 - The Alice Network by Kate Quinn 11:37 - Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich (Kaytee) 12:52 - The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood 12:56 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn 13:24 - The Sentence by Louise Erdrich 17:02 - The Winners by Fredrik Backman (Mindy) 17:11 - Beartown by Fredrik Backman 18:19 - Us Against You by Fredrik Backman 23:35 - @kraysbookclub on Instagram 23:36 - @jordys.book.club on Instagram 24:57 - My Body is Not A Prayer Request by Amy Kenny (Kaytee) 29:49 - True Biz by Sarah Novic 30:03 - The Story of Beautiful Girl by Rachel Simon 31:40 - Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell 31:50 - The Sign for Home by Blair Fell (Mindy) 36:27 - Tumble by Celia C. Perez (Kaytee) 41:22 - Deep Dive: Reading when Guests are Visiting 43:12 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas 47:39 - Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby 54:55 - Meet Us At The Fountain I wish book jacket copy and summaries would stop ruining the plot for all of us. (Mindy) I wish that I could put The Once and Future Witches on everyone's Fall TBR. (Kaytee) 58:05 - The Once and Future Witches by Alix Harrow Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcastand www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

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